Method and apparatus for grooming a grass lawn
OwnerDennis Welchinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for grooming a grass lawn surface includes attaching a raking device having a lateral array of tines to the rear of a conventional lawnmower and operating the mower over the lawn surface while the tines of the raking device are allowed to contact the lawn, the contact of the tines with the lawn and the attachment of the raking device to the mower providing the support for the raking device, the apparatus including the assembled mower and raking device.
Claims16
A method of grooming a grass lawn comprising assembling a raking device by assembling multiple tines in a lateral array with a first, forward end narrower than the width of the mower wheels and a second, rearward end wider than the width of the mower wheels, attaching the raking device to the rear of a conventional lawn mower having at least two laterally positioned wheels and a rearward and upward extending handle, operable by an operator positioned behind the mower, by constructing a frame having two vertical members and a horizontal member adjustable attached between the vertical members, adjustable attaching the vertical frame members to the mower, and attaching a hinge between the raking device and the horizontal frame member, allowing the raking device to engage the lawn surface between the operator and the mower, and operating the mower over the lawn surface.
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An apparatus for grooming a grass lawn comprising a raking device attached to a conventional lawn mower having at least two laterally positioned wheels and a rearward and upward extending handle, operable by an operator positioned behind the mower, the raking device comprising multiple tines assembled in a lateral array with a first front end narrower than the distance between the inside of the mower wheels and a second, rearward end wider than the distance between the outside of the mower wheels, the tine array attached to the mower by means of a frame having two vertical members adjustably attached to the mower handle and a horizontal member adjustable attached between the vertical members, and a hinge attached between the horizontal frame member and the first, front end of the tine array, the axis of the hinge being horizontal and perpendicular to the front to back axis of the mower, whereby the second, rearward end of the tine array is allowed to rotate vertically to contact or disengage from the lawn to be groomed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.